Sam gasped, leaning over the sink in a dingy bathroom with the water running. He'd just seen a man ask for a gun, then shoot himself.
"No..." Sam said, running a hand under the water. He washed his face and scrubbed the hand through his hair. As he shut the water off and looked into the mirror, the door burst open to reveal Dean and Laurey, holding Jonathan.
"Sam, come on, zip it up," Dean said. "Let's hit the... road. What? First Laurey and now you."
Sam was breathing heavily and blinking.
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Dean drove the Impala down a dark two-lane road. Sam was in the passenger's seat and Laurey and Jonathan were in back.
The radio announcer said, "Rockin' Nebraska. Your source for the classics, all night long."
"I don't know, man, why don't we just chill out, think about this."
Sam shut off the radio. "What's there to think about?"
"I just don't know if going to the Roadhouse is the smartest idea."
"Dean, it's another premonition. I know it. This is gonna happen, and Ash can tell us where."
"Yeah, man, but..." He glanced back at a sleeping, fidgeting Saoirse.
"Plus it could have some connection with the demon. My visions always do."
"That's my point. There's gonna be hunters there, I don't know if, if, if going in and announcing that you're some supernatural freak with a, a demonic connection is the best thing, okay?"
"So I'm a freak now?"
Dean slapped Sam on the thigh. "You've always been a freak." He glanced back at Laurey. "You okay?"
She frowned, slowly shaking her head. "I don't know."
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They reached the Roadhouse and entered the Roadhouse, passing two men at a table cleaning weapons. One glanced at Laurey's backside and Dean, seeing what they were doing, moved to cover her body with his and glared at the men.
Dean almost ran into Jo, who stopped, smiling.
"Just can't stay away, huh?" Jo asked.
"Yeah, looks like," Dean replied. "How you doin', Jo?"
"Where's Ash?" Sam questioned hurriedly.
"In his back room," Jo answered.
Sam brushed past her. "Great."
"And I'm fine..."
"Sorry, he's, we're... kind of on a bit of a timetable," Dean said.
"A really big one," Laurey said. "Thanks, Jo."
Sam approached a rough wooden door with a sign hanging on it that read: DR. BADASS IS: IN.
Sam knocked on the door. "Ash? Hey, Ash?"
Dean and Laurey were also knocking. "Hey, Dr. Badass?"
The door was unlatched and opened a crack to reveal a naked Ash. Dean averted his eyes and Laurey glanced up at the ceiling.
Ash poked his head out. "Sam? Dean? Laurey? Jonathan? Sam, Dean, Laurey and Jonathan."
"Hey, Ash," Sam greeted. "Um. We need your help."
"Well, hell then. Guess I need my pants." He shut the door.
The four, the mother holding her son, returned to the main area of the Roadhouse and Ash soon joined.
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World So Cold
Mystery / ThrillerLaurey Brooks is a retired Hunter. Or, she was. The night before All Hallows Eve, tragedy strikes and Laurey is forced to call upon someone from her past. Little did she know that that one call would bring her back into the world she thought she'd...
